Int'l support group calls on Lebanese officials to meet people's demandsThe International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon on Tuesday called on Lebanese officials to satisfy the legitimate demands of Lebanese people, Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s office said in a statement. The ISG asked Lebanese officials to work with Lebanese people on finding solutions to their p....
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Lebanon 'sectarian system has entrenched' the country, students tells FRANCE 24Lebanese students have joined the general strike as hundreds of thousands step up their five-day protest against the government, to root out systemic corruption. But the young want to end Lebanon's sectarian politics, FRANCE 24's reporters say. FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih, Zohra Ben Miloud and Mohamed ....
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Tele Liban stormed over Its failure to cover protestsSeveral Lebanese artists, actors and actresses on Tuesday stormed the building of Lebanon's state-run television in Beirut over its failure to cover the protests that have been rocking the country for the past six days. "The entire world is talking about this historic event. It is unacceptable for ....
Lebanon's Hezbollah under rare street pressureWhen mass anti-government protests engulfed Lebanon, a taboo was broken as strongholds of the Shiite Hezbollah movement saw rare demonstrations criticising the party and revered leader Hassan Nasrallah. On live TV and in protest sites, citizens accused the party of providing political cover for a co....
Day after protests, Lebanese don gloves and clean upBeirut (AFP) Oct 21, 2019
Medical student Lynn Abi Khalil, 17, says she could not take part in Lebanon's massive spontaneous protests against the government so instead she picked up gloves and a trash bag.
"I haven't been participating in the demonstrations because my family doesn't want m....
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Lebanon protests – UpdatesA nationwide general strike has been called across Lebanon for Monday as protests, demanding an end to economic woes and perceived government corruption, are set to continue for a fifth day. Protests have grown steadily across the country since people took to the streets on Thursday in response to....
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'All of them means all of them': Lebanon's protesters call for revolutionProtesters in Lebanon are targeting corruption and sectarianism, report Richard Hall and Hannah Abdel-Massih in Beirut The mass protests that have swept Lebanon in the past week began as a spontaneous outburst of rage. But in the space of a few short days, they have transformed the country. For t....
Lebanon' s Hariri announces economic reforms , backs protesters' call for early electionLebanon’s cabinet Monday approved a raft of economic reforms and agreed on the 2020 budget, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said, after growing protests that fuelled calls for his government’s resignation. The premier told a televised press conference after a cabinet meeting that the measures....
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Moroccan Foreign Affairs Ministry Lists Phone Number for Emergency Assistance in LebanonRabat – Following protests in Lebanon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans living abroad announced on Sunday, October 20, the launch of a crisis cell for Moroccans living in Lebanon. Moroccans in Lebanon are invited to contact the cell on this number: 00212661....
Lebanon's Aoun: protests show 'people's pain', corruption charges not all fairLebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Monday that protests gripping the country showed “people’s pain” but that accusing all politicians of corruption equally was not fair. Aoun added that the government must at least start by lifting banking secrecy from current and future....
Hundreds of thousands take over streets as Lebanon's protests growBEIRUT, Lebanon – Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied Sunday, October 20, across Lebanon to condemn official corruption and demand the government resign, on the eve of a deadline for politicians to accept a reform package.
They were the largest rallies yet in a 4-day wave of protests....
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Mass nationwide protests continued in Lebanon. Over a million protesting in Beirut aloneMass nationwide protests continued in Lebanon for a fourth day on Sunday, as local media reported more than a quarter of the Lebanese population had gone to the streets to join the movement, calling for the downfall of the government. Mass nationwide protests continued in Lebanon for a fourth day on....
Lebanon PM Hariri agrees reform package in bid to resolve economic crisisLebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has agreed a package of reforms with government partners to ease an economic crisis that has sparked nationwide protests, official sources told Reuters, with a cabinet meeting expected on Monday to approve them. Hariri, who is leading a coalition governm....
Protests grow in Lebanon as anger explodes at political eliteTens of thousands of protesters filled the streets for a third day in Lebanon on Saturday, demanding the removal of a political elite they say has lined its pockets at the nation's expense. Flag-waving demonstrators converged once again on Beirut's central business district, home to bank and governm....
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Lebanese community held a protest in front of US embassy in Washington DCHundreds of Lebanese people held a protest Saturday afternoon in front of the Lebanese embassy in the US capital Washington , DC. in support of the Lebanese who are protesting all across Lebanon. Many parents showed up with their children Many banners were held by young and old calling f....
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How Women Are Standing Up for Child Brides in LebanonRabat – One year ago, "Young 3arouss" (young bride) advertisements appeared on Lebanese Facebook and Instagram accounts. The posts, displaying stock photos of young girls, offered contact information to arrange marriage transactions for the minors. An initial Lebanese outcry was loud and ang....
DFA to Filipinos in Lebanon: Stay away from protestsMANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs urged Filipinos to stay away from protests in Lebanon , as rallies escalated all over because of the Arab country's economic crisis.
"Filipinos are urged to stay away from areas where protests are taking place, and to remain indoors as m....
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Foreign ministry issues Lebanon travel warningThe Foreign Ministry on Saturday issued a travel advisory for Lebanon following widespread protests in the neighbouring country. The Ministry points out that because of the protests many roads have been closed or are partially blocked, including the road to Rafic Hariri Airport. Protests broke out i....
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WWE Rumors: Retired Hall Of Famer To Lead Team Hogan At 'Crown Jewel'Rumors of Edge making his WWE in-ring return have been circulating for months now, but the latest one states that he’ll be at the upcoming Crown Jewel event to compete in a wrestling match for the first time in eight years.
As documented by Ringside News, Rinoo.net — a reputable Arabi....
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Trump is hanging Israel and Netanyahu out to dryWith a single stroke, President Donald Trump has effectively brought a newly resurgent and potent triad—Syria, Russia and Iran—to the very doorstep of their declared enemy, Israel, and given aid and comfort to Israel's longtime and persistent foe, Hezbollah, in Lebanon.....
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Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE issue travel warnings over Lebanon protestsKuwait's Embassy in Lebanon on Friday asked citizens wishing to travel to Lebanon to wait because of the current protests and unrest. "The embassy also calls on citizens currently in Lebanon to take utmost care and stay away from crowds and demonstrations," the Embassy said in its tweet. Protesters ....
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Lebanon, pushed to the brink, faces reckoning over graftLebanon is closer to a financial crisis than at any time since at least the war-torn 1980s as allies, investors and this week nationwide protests pile pressure on the government to tackle a corrupt system and enact long-promised reforms. Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's government on Thursday hastily....
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Faced with protests, Lebanon PM blames own gov't for crisisBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister gave his partners in government a 72-hour ultimatum to come up with "convincing" solutions for a rapidly worsening economic crisis, as nationwide protests against the country's entire ruling political class escalated.
The blaze of protests was unleashed a ....
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Firefighters return from LebanonThe eight-member crew and two aircraft sent by the forestry department to Lebanon earlier in the week to assist in combating forest fires returned on Friday. The crew and two aircraft got back to Cyprus at around noon after a meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri. They were dispatched.....
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Lebanon's PM has given his political adversaries a 72-hour ultimatum to back his reformBEIRUT (AP) —Lebanon's prime minister has given his political adversaries a 72-hour ultimatum to back his reform agenda amid growing nationwide protests over the country's worsening economic crisis. In an address to the nation, Saad Hariri blamed political partners in his national unity government....
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A proposed tax on WhatsApp calls leads to massive protests in LebanonAfter word got around in Lebanon that the government was planning to tax WhatsApp calls, thousands of people demonstrated in the streets of Beirut.
The plan was to impose a 20-cent fee for a person's first call of the day.
As Fortune reports, the Lebanese government is deeply in debt....
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Lebanon PM offers 72-hour ultimatum amid nationwide protestsBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister gave his political adversaries a 72-hour ultimatum to agree on "convincing" serious reforms amid escalating nationwide protests over the country's worsening economic crisis.
In an address to the nation and with hundreds of rowdy protesters camped outside h....
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Angry protesters block major roads in LebanonNationwide protests paralyzed Lebanon on Friday as demonstrators blocked major roads in a second day of rallies against the government's handling of a severe economic crisis and the entire country's political class.....
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All major roads leading to Beirut airport closed by protestersHundreds of protesters blocked major highways in Lebanon Friday, after thousands angry at proposed tax increases thronged the streets overnight demanding the government’s resignation in the largest demonstrations in years. All the major roads leading to Beirut International airport were also ....
Protests grip Lebanon demanding government resignsThousands of protesters blocked roads and burned tyres across Lebanon for a second day on Friday, demanding the demise of a political elite they say looted the economy to the point of breakdown. The nationwide protests, Lebanon‘s biggest in years, brought ordinary people from all sects and ....
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Lebanon paralyzed by nationwide protests over proposed taxesBEIRUT (AP) — Nationwide protests paralyzed Lebanon on Friday as demonstrators blocked major roads in a second day of rallies against the government's management of a severe economic crisis and proposed new taxes.
The protests were the largest since 2015, and could further destabilize a country....
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Lebanon roiled by plan to tax calls via messaging appsHundreds took to the streets Thursday across Lebanon to protest the cash-strapped government's announcement that it would tax calls made on messaging applications such as WhatsApp. ....
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Series of Wildfires Ravage LebanonRabat – A series of wildfires have been ravaging different regions of Lebanon since the evening on Monday, October 14. The fires started and spread due to high temperatures and strong winds. Lebanese civil defense recorded 105 fires in different regions of the country. Many of the fires are still ....
Power shift: Who gains in the battle for Syria's northeast?US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of Syria radically realigns the balance of power in the country's northeast and creates a vacuum which Russia, Turkey and Iran are racing to fill.
With Turkish forces pressing south from the border, the Kurds have invited troops from Syrian Preside....
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Saudi Arabia, Palestine historic game ends in drawRAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Saudi Arabia’s football team played Palestine in the occupied West Bank for the first time Tuesday, having previously refused to enter the territory as part of its boycott of Israel.The two met in a qualifier for the 2022 World Cup at the Palestinian national....
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Lebanon supports Cyprus in face of Turkish EEZ violationsLebanon on Tuesday expressed its support for Cyprus in the face of Turkish provocations in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The issue was on the agenda of talks between Defence Minister Savvas Angelides and his Lebanese counterpart Elias Bou Saab who is visiting Cyprus. Saab said his country under....
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Lebanon is burning. Appealing for help after wildfires burned swathes of the country's forestWildfires that have swept across Lebanon since Monday have burned swathes of the country's forest and killed at least one person, prompting Beirut to deploy water cannon and call on its neighbors for help. The cause of the flames, which has spread from woods south of Beirut up to pine forests in the....
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Cyprus sending two aircraft to Lebanon to combat forest firesCyprus is sending two aircraft to Lebanon to assist in combating forest fires in the neighbouring country. A tweet by the foreign ministry said two fixed-wing firefighting aircraft from the forestry department were being sent to Lebanon, responding to an urgent request for assistance in combating ra....
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South, North Korea men's World Cup qualifier in Pyeongyang: Game forecast with Paul NeatSouth and North Korea may not be conversing much these days. But the two sides meet later this Tuesday afternoon for a men's football World Cup qualifier match in Pyeongyang. It's the first inter-Korean home game for the North Korean men's team in nearly three decades. But even before the ....
